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Vodafone iPhone launches today

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:38:11 GMT

Yep it is finally here. The Voda iPhone. There's very little to distinguish the Voda iPhone from the ones sold by Orange and O2. The big difference, so the bloke in the Voda shop told me this morning, is that...

As seen on TV iPhone hat

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:22:37 GMT

Gotta love this! It is a hat that houses your iPhone.touch so you watch videos on the quiet. It even includes a magnifying glass to increase the size of the screen. Great for the beach, but not too hot...

Microvsion's ShowWX pico projector

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:22:37 GMT

One of the highlights of this year's CES 2010 Unveiled was a pico projector from a company called Microvision which is named the ShowWX. It is showing video footage here from an iPhone. As you can see it is...

CES 2010 - the best iPhone accessories and apps

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:22:37 GMT

Best Buy has a round up of the best iPhone accessories and gadgets at CES 2010 here. The two that caught my eye the most are the iLuv app station and the Cydle i30 Digital TV add on. There's...

Novothink Surge iPhone solar charger and app

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:06:30 GMT

There are loads of iPhone solar chargers on sale but the Novothink Surge iPhone solar charger and app is probably the best. It fits snugly on to your phone and can deliver thirty minutes of power for two hours...

iPhone controlled gadgets - Parrot's AR Drone Quadricopter

Ashleyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:49:32 GMT

The AR Drone Quadricopter (that's a four propeller helicopter to you and me) is a very cool device that is sure to be one of the year's hottest gadgets. It is controlled by either an iPhone or an iPod...

Vodafone announces its iPhone tarrifs

Ashleyn — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:16:34 GMT

Vodafone has just gone live with its launch date for the iPhone. Its subscribers have not got long to wait as it hits the stores on January 14th. If you were waiting for a bargain basement iPhone you'll have to...

iPhone rivals - the Motorola Dext (Cliq) and Nokia X6 reviewed

Ashleyn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:51:41 GMT

The Shiny offices are currently being overrun by iPhone rivals. Last week we had the Motorola Dext, better known in the US as the Cliq, and this week Nokia's new music phone, the X6 has turned up. We kind of...

Is the Tesco £20 a month iPhone a better deal than O2 or Orange?

Ashleyn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:35:50 GMT

Big day today for Tesco have confirmed that it will be selling the iPhone from Monday 14th December. The supermarket have also gone in aggressively with a £20 per month tarriff and a 12 month contract option. On paper...

Vodafone launches Heroes to explain its 360 mobile services

Ashleyn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:24:28 GMT

Sponsored post A few months ago Vodafone announced the launch of its Vodafone 360 service which delivers a new set of internet services for the mobile and PC. It works by gathering all of a customer's friends, communities, entertainment and...

Which is the iPhone's main rival now? The Hero, Dext, 9700 or X6?

Ashleyn — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:46:26 GMT

Only the most die-hard Apple fan boys/girls could deny that in the last few months the gap between the iPhone and some rival products in terms of their hardware has significantly closed. The Google Android operating system has been...

2012's hottest iPhone apps - what we'll be downloading

Ashleyn — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:30:33 GMT

Shiny Shiny has a big list which comes courtesy of research company Gartner. There's no mega surprises - so you may have to wait longer for the teleporting app - but it certainly makes interesting reading. You can read the...

Texting challenge - Swype takes on the iPhone

Ashleyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:07:06 GMT

Shiny Shiny mentioned a new texting technology Swype a couple of days ago, and we were very impressed. Genius Texting works on touchscreens and simply requires you to slide your finger over the keyboard to write words. Swype claim...

Crime does pay - iPhone worm creator gets job

Ashleyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:51:03 GMT

The creator of iKee, the first ever iPhone worm, has landed himself a job creating iPhone apps, it has been revealed today. Ashley Towns revealed his new post via Twitter today. The 21 year old Aussie is set to...

The very best iPhone apps of 2009

Ashleyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:51:03 GMT

Over the last few weeks Paul from TechDigest has been working his nuts off downloading app after app to his iPhone. Now after literally putting hundreds of apps through his handset he is now ready to name his top...

Swype takes on the iPhone

Ashleyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:51:03 GMT

Powermat: a revolution in gadget charging

shel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:12:47 GMT

No more tangled mess of cords or searching for the right adaptor. Just put your enabled device on the Powermat to charge!...

Is Zynga the best iPhone poker app?

Ashleyn — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:05:45 GMT

"There's an App for that," is Apple's ubiquitous catch phrase for why you should purchase their iPhone mobile device. It does indeed seem to be the case that the iPhone offers applications for a wide variety of uses, but...

Is Zynga the best iPhone poker app? - sponsored post

Ashleyn — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:49:52 GMT

Barclaycard creates "Waterslide Extreme" iPhone game

Andy Merrett — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:08 GMT

Whatever you might think of companies creating games for the major purpose of marketing to potential customers, when done right you can still end up with a decent application. Enter Barclaycard, which has just announced its new Waterslide Extreme game for the iPhone, coinciding with another showing of its advertising campaign. The objective? Steer a character down an increasingly difficult waterslide in the quickest time, collecting points and avoiding objects...

Careful! Your iPhone obsession is boring all your mates

Andy Merrett — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:34:49 GMT

Do you use your iPhone incessantly? Do you boast about the latest cool app you've downloaded (there's an app for just about everything, as the increasingly annoying Apple TV ads tell us) Do you find your friends slinking away when you approach them, excitedly clutching your phone? If so, then you're probably an iBore...

Astraware launches Solitaire for iPhone

Andy Merrett — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:26:26 GMT

Fans of simple, traditional games will be pleased to know that Astraware continues to release old favourites to the iPhone platform. Following the success of its Board Games and Sudoku comes Solitaire, and it's available for a limited time for just 99c / 59p. Now, Solitaire has to be one of the most crowded niches on the App Store (or indeed, any platform). I counted well over 100 variants, so Astraware is certainly up against it...

Skype for iPhone gets upgrade: now with voicemail and SMS

Andy Merrett — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:08 GMT

Skype arrived on the iPhone back in March, after a long wait, and was generally warmly greeted. However, there were still some things that you couldn't do, and not all of them were a result of the networks crippling innovation. A few months on and the first major update to Skype has made it into the App Store. Now it's possible to listen to your voicemail messages from the mobile version, and also to send SMS text messages to contacts around the world...

ITN launches showbiz video news app for iPhone

Andy Merrett — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:08 GMT

In February, ITN launched its first iPhone application allowing users to watch videos and keep up with the latest news headlines. ITN On has now launched the free ITN Showbiz app which, as the name suggests, offers the latest video news from the world of celebrities, music and film...

Tradewinds 2 strategy game comes to the iPhone

Andy Merrett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:20:17 GMT

Tradewinds 2, the popular PC strategy game from Sandlot Games, has landed on the iPhone and is available now from the App Store. This Caribbean-set trading game allows you to navigate a fascinating new world, discovering uncharted ports teeming with friends and foes. Be a master commander, defeating pirates and plundering their vast hordes of booty, or, play it safe by trading exotic island goods, gradually amassing untold wealth, power and influence...